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Title: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol by Andy Warhol ISBN: 0-15-671720-4 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 01 April, 1977 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (22 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Andy Warhol: in his own words
Comment: I read this book knowing next to nothing about Andy Warhol. After reading it, I feel more or less the same way. Although it is entertaining and a sure quick read!
This book is a collection of paragraphs by the late 60's pop artist. It is divided into 15 chapters: Love (puberty) Love (prime) Love (senility) Beauty, Fame, Work, Time, Death, Economics, Atmosphere, Success, Art, Titles, The Tingle, and Underwear. Don't be fooled by the numerous chapters though; this is a very thin book. Each chapter has a topic, some as short as one paragraph long. There's a lot of division but not a lot of content. Most of Warhol's observations on life, some general, some personal, range from interesting and unique decadent philosophies to brief, meaningless nuggets as unnecessary as anything you'll find in a Larry King column. I enjoyed many parts of this book such as Warhol's unapologetic feelings towards spending money (Economics) since such unbridled greed is not something that most rich people are honest enough to admit (and is also specific to the 1970's and 1980's greed and decadence of New York). I also enjoyed but was somewhat mystified by Warhol's thoughts about sexuality and beauty. He seems detached and objective about his feelings about those subjects. Warhol never gives any clues too broad about his preferences- which I find appealing, seeing that it's very unique for a man, even if he's bisexual or homosexual, to not be like "Sex! Sex! Sex!" Unfortunately, the book is written with competence but not great articulateness. The opposite of wordy, it's not quite a quote book, but I'd definitely downgrade the title from "philosophies" to "monologues."
Rating: 5
Summary: From A to B and back again!!
Comment: THE Philosophy of Andy Warhol is intensly funny, witty, and real. Andy tells of daily acounts with many super stars and various B's and it just goes to show you that Andy Warhol is a true master mind. This book is true..simple..and as real as you can get. Read it and realize, think, know and understand that you are reading HIS philosophy...it all makes very much sense...if your Andy Warhol.
Rating: 5
Summary: Andy Aspie?
Comment: Since Warhol's death a condition known as Asperger's Syndrome has come to light. It's named after an Austrian doctor who discovered it in a group of his patients in 1940's. Due to the outbreak of WW2, his research papers remained untranslated, that is, until quite recently. In brief, Asperger's Syndrome can be seen as one of the less severe forms of Autism. Both conditions share many of the same manifestations; an individuals impairment of verbal/social skills, a sensitivity to sensory overload and a comfort found in repetitive actions. Many Aspies are visual problem solvers. Is it possible that Warhol was an Aspie? If this sounds interesting to you, try reading this book along with Elijah's Cup by Valerie Paradiz and see the strong parallels between the two.
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Title: The Andy Warhol Diaries by Pat Hackett ISBN: 0446391387 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: POPism: The Warhol Sixties by Andy Warhol, Pat Hackett ISBN: 0156729601 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 01 May, 1990 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: A: A Novel by Andy Warhol ISBN: 0802135536 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Stargazer: The Life, World, and Films of Andy Warhol by Stephen Koch ISBN: 0714529206 Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Pub. Date: September, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Andy Warhol (October Files) by Andy Warhol, Annette Michelson, B. H. D. Buchloh ISBN: 026263242X Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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